9 Steve Acuña
9 - Steve Acuña
Height: 6-1
Weight: 170
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Pico Rivera, CA
High School: El Rancho
Position: F
Major: Business Administration
g 5
a 1
pts 11
gw 2

2021

  • Played in 19 matches with 17 starts
  • Scored five goals
  • Reocrded an assist
  • Recorded 11 points
  • Scored his 10th career goal in a 4-3 win at Pomona-Pitzer (Sep. 29)
  • Scored his first career brace in a 5-4 home loss vs. Chapman (Oct. 13)
  • Recorded 26 shots
  • Had 12 SOG
  • .462 SOG%

2019

  • A key part of the team that finished one win out of first place in the SCIAC standings
  • Contributed to the U of R’s 10-5-3 overall record and 8-2-2 mark in conference
  • Aided the Bulldogs in their 12th SCIAC Postseason Tournament appearance in 13 seasons
  • Enjoyed a breakout season as a starting forward in all 18 games
  • Provided six goals and seven assists for 19 points
  • Co-led the team in goals and ranked first in assists and points
  • Two of his goals served as game-winners against Caltech (Oct. 5) and the University of La Verne (Oct. 30)
  • Went off for four points (1G/2A) in the Bulldogs’ 5-0 win over Pomona-Pitzer Colleges to give Head Coach Ralph Perez his 200th win at Redlands

2018

  • Contributed to the team’s 13-5 overall record and 11-3 mark in SCIAC action
  • Helped the team earn its fifth consecutive SCIAC Postseason appearance
  • Gained valuable experience as a starter in 12 of his 14 games played as a rookie
  • Tallied six points on one goal and four assists

Awards

  • CoSIDA Academic All-District team (2021)
  • United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team (2019)
  • All-SCIAC First Team (2019, 2021)
  • SCIAC All-Academic Selection (2018-19, 2019-20)
  • Redlands Scholar-Athlete (2018-19)

Quick Facts

  • Postgraduate Plans: Professional soccer player
  • Favorite Professional Athlete: Carlos Vela
  • Favorite Music Artist/Band: Gunna
  • Favorite Food: Chicken and pasta
  • Favorite Inspirational Quote: “Family is defined by loyalty, not blood”
  • Why you chose to become a Bulldog Student-Athlete: It is a great environment academically and especially coming into a highly-rated men’s soccer program.
Recent Games
Oct 27 Pomona-Pitzer W, 1-0
Nov 3 Cal Lutheran W, 2-0
Nov 6 at Claremont-M-S W, 2-1
Nov 13 vs. Concordia (Tex.) W, 2-0
Nov 14 vs. Pacific Lutheran W, 4-1
Nov 20 vs. Connecticut Col. L, 1-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 19 10
Games started 17 8
Goals 5 3
Assists 1 1
Points 11 7
Shots 26 16
Shot Pct .192 .188
Penalty kicks 1-1 1-1
Game-winning goals 2 1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 22 Cal St. Dom. Hills   - - - - - - - -
Aug 28 No. 7 Cal St. San B'dino   - - - - - - - -
Sep 1 at Chapman W, 3-1 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 0
Sep 10 Whitworth W, 4-0 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0-0 1
Sep 12 Oglethorpe W, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 15 at Claremont-M-S L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 18 Caltech W, 5-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Occidental W, 2-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Cal Lutheran T, 1-1 - 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 29 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 4-3 - 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 1
Oct 2 at Whittier W, 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 6 UC Santa Cruz W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 9 La Verne W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 13 Chapman L, 5-4 1 2 0 4 3 .667 1-1 0
Oct 16 at Cal Lutheran W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 20 Occidental W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 23 at Caltech W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 27 Pomona-Pitzer W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 3 Cal Lutheran W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 6 at Claremont-M-S W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 13 vs. Concordia (Tex.) W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 14 vs. Pacific Lutheran W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Nov 20 vs. Connecticut Col. L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Mar 26 at Loyola Marymount   - - - - - - - -
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2018-19 18 15 .06 .22 .33 1.44 .038 .56 .385
2019-20 18 18 .33 .39 1.06 2.11 .158 .83 .395
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 19 17 .26 .05 .58 1.37 .192 .63 .462
Total 55 50 .22 .22 .65 1.64 .133 .67 .411
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2018-19 18 15 1 4 6 26 .038 10 .385 3 0 0-0 0
2019-20 18 18 6 7 19 38 .158 15 .395 0 0 0-0 2
2020-21 - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
2021-22 19 17 5 1 11 26 .192 12 .462 2 0 1-1 2
Total 55 50 12 12 36 90 .133 37 .411 5 0 1-1 4
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 19 17 .26 .05 .58 1.37 .192 .63 .462
Conference 10 8 .30 .10 .70 1.60 .188 .70 .438
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 8 .33 .00 .67 1.56 .214 .67 .429
Away 7 6 .29 .14 .71 1.29 .222 .57 .444
Neutral 3 3 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 .67 .667
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Wins 15 14 .20 .07 .47 1.27 .158 .53 .421
Losses 3 3 .67 .00 1.33 1.67 .400 1.33 .800
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September 6 4 .50 .00 1.00 1.67 .300 1.00 .600
October 8 8 .25 .13 .63 1.38 .182 .50 .364
November 5 5 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 .40 .400
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 19 17 5 1 11 26 .192 12 .462 2 0 1-1 2
Conference 10 8 3 1 7 16 .188 7 .438 1 0 1-1 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 9 8 3 0 6 14 .214 6 .429 1 0 1-1 1
Away 7 6 2 1 5 9 .222 4 .444 0 0 0-0 1
Neutral 3 3 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 1 0 0-0 0
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Wins 15 14 3 1 7 19 .158 8 .421 0 0 0-0 2
Losses 3 3 2 0 4 5 .400 4 .800 2 0 1-1 0
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September 6 4 3 0 6 10 .300 6 .600 0 0 0-0 2
October 8 8 2 1 5 11 .182 4 .364 1 0 1-1 0
November 5 5 0 0 0 5 .000 2 .400 1 0 0-0 0